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Made in USA Products in the Store? Stretch at 8:34am 12.16.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/3227 I was browsing your store again and wondered which product was made where, some of us like to shop U
H33 electric head conversion hudjohnjen at 9:22pm 12.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1420 I have a 2005 H33. Has anyone converted the manual Jabsco to an electric head like the Raritan Sea
Source for Interior Fabric OdayDave at 8:03pm 12.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2381 My daughter has volunteered to sew new cushion covers for my O'Day 25 this winter and so I want to s
Outboard Motor Mount Bracket twodzusfittings at 7:37pm 12.15.12 Smaller Boats 17/8179 How can I find out if my current motor bracket which holds a 9.9 Evenrude Yachttwin 2 stroke is capa
Hot water issue nautikaljeeper at 6:43pm 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 31/8378 It takes 1-2 hours to get hot water heated from the engine. Is that normal? Other boaters are tellin
Barnacle remover timtim at 6:21pm 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5635 I just bought and was amazed that the Wave Blade really works. There is a little learning curve usi
wood grain formica Eironica at 5:46pm 12.15.12 Pearson 7/3130 The previous owner of our 1978 P35 painted over all of the wood grain formica except in the v berth
cabin stairs replacement (1) Navicula at 3:00pm 12.15.12 Big Boats 0/1177 I replaced the steps in the cabin with a composite material........ the origianl 17 year old steps w
shifter hunter (1) Navicula at 11:56am 12.15.12 Big Boats 4/2095 my pull button on my shifter has been stuck since I bought the boat.......so now that its winter....
bildge counter aqua alarm (1) Navicula at 11:45am 12.15.12 Big Boats 0/792 I have just installed a bildge cycle counter from aqua alarm......I followed the instruction and hoo
Bilge Blower Hose ................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2609 Has anyone had any experience installing bilge blower hose other than the usual clothes dryer type o
zihuatenejo zeehag at 10:46am 12.15.12 Destinations 7/3659 awesome beautifulll..pix pending...got here with only 1 1/2 oz diesel fuel in tank that was spozed
Keel Flaking off large patches on both sides Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:32am 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5281 Recently we've noticed our keel has been scaling off in large patches on either side of the keel. I
Killem for diesel fuel Atlantic Phil at 8:17am 12.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/4143 I bought a sailboat with a diesel on Sept 1st. It had a near full tank of diesel and I haven't used
A tale of two 309s mlynch66 at 7:57am 12.15.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/2571 I'm in the market for a 309, and looked at two last week in MA. I was hoping for some input from the
Nice pocket cruiser illustration (2) emergpa1 at 7:49am 12.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2075 Check this out, really cool with some neat ideas. The web site has narrative to go with the illustr
Arid Bilge System ChrisL at 6:35am 12.15.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2966 I'm thinking about adding this system to my Hunter 45. Does anyone have any experience or reviews o
Rudder Repair CzechMate at 8:18pm 12.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2341 I took a small bite out of my rudder blade when I turned to far and hit the prop blade. The bite is
Engine Water Temp Gauge Lee Hadjiosif at 6:28pm 12.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2541 I have a B381 and would like to add a temp sender and gauge. I have the Captain's westerbeke panel a
Catalina 30 Starter Button FredB at 4:52pm 12.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4515 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 MK II with an Universal M-25XP engine. My starter button is intermittent.

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Life lines questions Joe at 7:54pm 04.05.23 That's the way it was built, many boats of that era were. In fact, many boats did not come lifelin
Life lines questions jssailem at 7:54pm 04.05.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up stickinthemud57 at 7:38pm 04.05.23 Man, I watch those videos and I am green with envy. The idea of flying across the water as they do.
Yanmar 1gm questions Gerry DELICH at 7:36pm 04.05.23 Thanks, I'll do that
AITA? Racing situation that came up Leeward Rail at 6:42pm 04.05.23 No, I got that, but I was also sensing a bit of "Why take a perfectly good hobby and turn it in to
Zinc on strut? heritage at 6:23pm 04.05.23 I had to replace the shaft log because of corrosion. I connected a bonding wire internally from the
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 6:17pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when
Yanmar 1gm questions dlochner at 6:15pm 04.05.23 Welcome to SBO. The first, easiest and cheapest fix is to track down and clean the terminals on the
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages heritage at 6:10pm 04.05.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:04pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who provided input and answers to my post. Special thanks to Crazy Dave who I cau
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 6:00pm 04.05.23 Thanks to everyone who responded, particularly jssailem for the super-quick response. I was able to
Troubleshooting wind display Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54pm 04.05.23 Could be many causes but start with the easy (read - cheap) stuff. Remove all connectors, clean and
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? MikeHoncho at 5:52pm 04.05.23 I got the one on my ski boat out (same set up) by cutting the inside of the bearing until I was just
Zinc on strut? MikeHoncho at 5:46pm 04.05.23 Mine had one when I bought it. After 5 days of ownership I replaced it this year. It has a hole, 5
Compression Post--1978 30 foot MikeHoncho at 5:43pm 04.05.23 Wow, quite a job and supremely helpful! Your posts and pictures are exactly what I've got going on
Shaft Alignment Tally Ho at 5:37pm 04.05.23 When I aligned my prop shaft (1" shaft in 1 1/2" log), I disconnected the coupler and used a couple
Zinc on strut? Terry Cox at 5:16pm 04.05.23 Any recommendations or best practices? Every year since we purchased our boat in 2002, I've instal
Head Floor Non Skid Terry Cox at 5:00pm 04.05.23 I use these on our boat when showering and cut to fit. Low cost, easy to replace, hang to dry when n
Compression Post--1978 30 foot rdalessio at 4:45pm 04.05.23 feel free to reach out with any questions. You will notice that the compression post is not centere
Compression Post--1978 30 foot MikeHoncho at 4:28pm 04.05.23 You can easily do the job while keeping the mast stepped. I propped up the step with a couple 2x4s a

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